Judy McGrath
Judith Ann McGrath is an American television executive who serves as a board member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She is best known as the former Chairwoman and CEO of MTV Networks, a position she held from 2004 until 2011, where she oversaw channels including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and VH1. McGrath was part of the original launch team for MTV in 1981 and championed landmark programming and pro-social initiatives throughout her three-decade tenure at the network.
“I realized at some point I don't have necessarily the instincts to do it myself because I was a little bit older and away from the action... I would find like a woman like Judy McGrath.”
Source→“She would always say, what we have to do is hire aberrant people because it's going to be aberrant people who are a pain in the ass, but they're going to bring us the most success.”
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